San Bernardino, Calif., police say a gunman critically wounded one man before spraying a parking lot with several bullets April 14, 2014. / City of San Bernardino

by Michael Winter, USA TODAY

by Michael Winter, USA TODAY

A gunman shot another man after they exchanged words Monday at a Southern California strip mall, then fired on the parking lot, wounding a second person before fleeing, police say.

A driver sitting in her parked SUV suffered facial cuts when the windshield shattered, apparently from one of the bullets, The Press-Enterprise reported, citing police.

San Bernardino Police Lt. Rich Lawhead told the newspaper that the suspect approached his initial target outside a laundry and that they spoke briefly about 1 p.m. PT. The gunman then shot the man several times before firing four shot around the parking lot, striking one person.

The shooter ran away, and two nearby schools were locked down briefly.

Once victim was listed in critical condition at a local hospital; the second person was being treated at St. Bernardine Medical Center, said the San Bernardino Sun, which reported that the initial shooting happened outside a Subway sandwich shop in the strip mall on West Highland Avenue.